Louis Dumaine

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Louis Dumaine (born July 17, 1889 in New Orleans , † September 9, 1949 ibid) was an American cornetist and band leader of New Orleans jazz .

Louis Dumaine was a member of the Tuxedo Brass Band in the early to mid-1920s . He also played with the Henry Allen Brass Band , the Eagle Brass Band , Kid Howard and trombonist Frankie Duson . For Victor he recorded five tracks with his Dumaines' Jazzola Eight in 1927 , such as “Pretty Audrey”, “Red Onion Drag”, “Franklin Street Blues” and “To.” Based on the folk song “Bucket Get a Hole in It” -wa-bac-a-wa ". He accompanied the blues singer Ann Cook on "Mama Cookie" and "He's the Sweetest Black Man in Town" . Contributors were u. a. clarinetist Willie Joseph, trombonist Earl Humphrey, and pianist Morris Rouse. In the 1930s he continued to lead his own brass bands , such as the WPA Band in 1935 and the ERA Orchestra in 1936.
The Dumaines' Jazzola Eight played authentic New Orleans jazz for the authors Rex Harris and Brian Rust , which was created before the revival phase.

Web links

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  • Rex Harris & Brian Rust: Recorded Jazz: A Critical Guide . London, Penguin Books, 1958.

Remarks

  1. ↑ Life data at Hurricane Brass band ( Memento of the original from February 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hurricanebrassband.nl
  2. ^ While Harris / Rust the life data of Dumaines with * approx. 1900; † about 1946 , his life data are listed on the website of hurricanebrassband.nl with * about 1890, † about 1949 .
  3. ↑ The cornetist and band leader Henry Allen sr. (1877–1952) was the father of Red Allen .
personal data
SURNAME Dumaine, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz trumpeter
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans
DATE OF DEATH September 9, 1949
Place of death New Orleans